Congratulations to SMTD partner Michael Timpane and Edward Stepans for defeating a class action certification motion in Ruvalcaba, et al. v. Consolidated Concepts Inc., et al., Superior Court of California, County of Solano Case No. FCS 039248, on behalf of their surety client. Seventeen plaintiffs represented a class of over [...]
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SMTD Law LLP is in the news again, this time as part of its representation of Westside Transit Partners, a joint venture concerning in its protest of the award of contract to a competitor for the Westside Subway Expansion project let by the Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Download the [...]
In 2012, California made sweeping changes to its retention laws on public works projects. These changes (Public Contract Code sections 7200, et. seq.) have impacted how contractors are able to deal with retention and when retention is to be paid. The following is an overview of some of the retention [...]
*CONSTRUCTION LAW ALERT* - Effective July 1, 2014, Public Contract Code § 4104 has been amended to now require that all contractors disclose the Contractors State License Board license numbers of their listed subcontractors on public works project bids. Inadvertent errors in license number listings must be corrected within 24 [...]
There is a new form on the block... In January 2013, The Judicial Council of California decided to adopt the use of a new form interrogatory which is geared at streamlining discovery issues in construction litigation cases. The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommended the use of the form, [...]
In a recent unpublished California Court of Appeals case, a subcontractor's preliminary notice was invalidated even though it had been timely and properly served. The subcontractor served a preliminary notice on a project. He served the prime contractor and the reputed owner, as required. He served the notices [...]
Preferential contracting programs such as the Small Business Administration’s 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Women-Owned Business and various Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) programs, have become increasingly attractive to contractors looking for ways to mitigate the impact of the dismal state of the local construction market. Contractors should be aware that [...]
SMTD Law is pleased to announce the addition of veteran construction and surety lawyer Christopher M. Cullen to its growing practice. Formerly a principal at Lanak & Hanna P.C., Chris represents material suppliers, contractors and sureties in both transactional and litigation matters. Chris handles the prosecution and defense of a [...]
Please read SMTD Law partner Jonathan Dunn’s article discussing a new case allowing taxpayer suits directly against contractors alleged to have crossed the line from marketing to corruption was published in the Sept/Oct. 2014 edition of Associated General Contractors “California Constructor” Magazine. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsiilmyx2hmfi6o/Article%20from%20California%20Constructor%20-%20Contractors%20Beware.pdf?dl=0